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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 151 - 200).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the U.S. Marshal give to Diego, Jose's youngest son, outside the courtroom?
(a) His own pin that says "United States Marshal."
(b) The phone number of a good immigration lawyer.
(c) A lollipop.
(d) Some money.

2. What animal features in one of Cantu's unsettling dreams on page 14?
(a) A whale.
(b) A lion.
(c) A worm.
(d) A wolf.

3. Who was elected president of Mexico in 2006?
(a) Felipe Calderon.
(b) Beto O'Rourke.
(c) Oscar Romero.
(d) Vicente Fox.

4. Who is Jose's private immigration attorney?
(a) Jane Smiley.
(b) Elizabeth Green.
(c) Faith Ford.
(d) Cora Worthington.

5. What do the Border Patrol agents who have processed dead bodies tell Cantu is the worst thing about the work?
(a) The heat.
(b) The sight.
(c) The sound.
(d) The smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the elderly man from Michoacan ask Cantu if he can do while he wants to be deported on page 31?

2. Why does Cantu's relative say his house is littered with boxes on page 125?

3. Why does Cantu tell his mother he wants to work in Border Patrol on page 23?

4. How does Cantu's mother become injured in Mexico during their trip there in the book's prologue?

5. What does one of the Border Patrol agents bring to the young immigrant sisters on page 51, hoping it will make them feel better?

(see the answer key)

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